The AO-38 is a 5.45x39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System(BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.
| AO-38 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | P.A. Tkachev |
| Designed | 1965 |
| Manufacturer | TsNIITochMash |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 5.45x39mm |
| Action | Gas |
| Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
